Emory University recently named Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing graduate student Crystal Bailey one of the university’s 2007 Humanitarian Award winners. The honor, the highest university award for student humanitarians, recognizes undergraduate and graduate students who embody a spirit of volunteerism and sense of community, both on campus
and off. This year’s honorees are involved in both local and international community service.
Students are nominated for the Humanitarian Award by peers and faculty members for: demonstrating honesty, integrity, responsibility and a sense of community; for special acts of courage and friendship; and for committing an unusual amount of time and energy in service to others. Recipients were presented with a plaque and a gift certificate to the Emory bookstore at a recent ceremony on campus.
Bailey has had a longtime commitment to international humanitarian work, working and living with underserved populations in Uganda, Kosovo, Australia and Papua New Guinea. Bailey also earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Emory, and she currently is a graduate student pursuing a dual degree in midwifery and public health as a Fuld Fellow at Emory’s School of
Nursing. The Fuld Fellowship program provides scholarships for second-degree nursing students who are committed to social responsibility and serving vulnerable populations.
Bailey served on the board of the Emory International Student Nurses Association for several years, helping to raise awareness about global health. She has traveled several times to the Caribbean and Haiti to work with the poor. More locally, she has assisted with relief efforts in
New Orleans, volunteered at Mercy Care, a clinic serving the homeless population in Atlanta, and has started a soap-making microenterprise with African refugee women. On the weekends, Bailey works as a nurse at Emory Crawford Long Hospital.
Bailey is a native of Brownburg, Ind., and is the daughter of Dan and Janine Bailey. She is a graduate of Brownsburg High School and Taylor University in Upland, Ind.
